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mammee n. 马米树,其果实 马米树,其果实 mammee n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg- shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [ synonym: { marmalade tree}, { mammee}, { sapote}, { Pouteria zapota}, { Calocarpum zapota}] 2: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [ synonym: { mammee apple}, { mammee}, { mamey}, { mammee tree}, { Mammea americana}] 3: globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh [ synonym: { mamey}, { mammee}, { mammee apple}] 4: brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet [ synonym: { sapote}, { mammee}, { marmalade plum}] Mammee \ Mam* mee"\, Mammee tree \ Mam* mee" tree`\, n. [ Haitian mamey.] ( Bot.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus { Mammea} ({ Mammea Americana}); also, its fruit, called the { mammee apple}. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called { mammee apple}. Syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, { Mammea americana}. [ 1913 Webster]
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